THE SINGING PERFORMANCE BY SHANE CORTESE AND THE CLASS OF 58, AND FRANCIS
DONALD MCKECHCNIE STEVENSON AS THE MC, AT THE NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL DINNER AND
DANCE (NZADD) ON SATURDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2014 AT THE GRAND BALLROOM SHANGRI-LA HOTEL
KUALA LUMPUR
The
NZADD is a popular annual event among Malaysians, the expatriate
communities and corporate executives.
The
NZADD (New Zealand Annual Dinner and Dance)is held as an annual event since 2002 so the MNZCC (Malaysia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce) can celebrate
their anniversary, thank business partners, sponsors and supporters while providing an opportunity to make new acquaintances.
The
programme was sweet and simple--- an address by Richard Tankersley the Chairman of the MNZCC followed by welcome speech by the New Zealand High Commissioner who is the Patron.
The VIP guests included Tan Sri Md Nor Yusof the former chairman of Malaysia Airlines, Tan Sri Leo Moggie, Tan Sri hamid Bugo and Chew Seng Kok.
Then came dinner, singing performances by Frankie Stevens the popular singer and master of ceremony from New Zealand and two hour-long shows by Shane Cortese and The Class of 58.
Malaysia Airlines sponsored the main prize of return air ticket to Auckland in the Lucky Draw followed by more dancing till 2am!
The VIP guests included Tan Sri Md Nor Yusof the former chairman of Malaysia Airlines, Tan Sri Leo Moggie, Tan Sri hamid Bugo and Chew Seng Kok.
Then came dinner, singing performances by Frankie Stevens the popular singer and master of ceremony from New Zealand and two hour-long shows by Shane Cortese and The Class of 58.
Malaysia Airlines sponsored the main prize of return air ticket to Auckland in the Lucky Draw followed by more dancing till 2am!
PROGRAMME
07.00pm
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Pre-Dinner
Drinks
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07.45pm
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Guests to
be seated
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08.00pm
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Arrival of
Dignitaries and the Guests of Honour
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08.10pm
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Malaysia
& New Zealand
National Anthems by Frankie Stevens |
08.15pm
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Address by
Mr Richard Tankersley
- Chairman
of the Malaysia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce
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08.20pm
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Address by
H.E. David Pine
- New
Zealand High Commissioner, and Joint Patron of the MNZCC
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08.25pm
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Address by a
representative from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry,
representing Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, the Minister of International
Trade and Industry
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08.30pm
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Dinner
commences
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9:40pm
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Auction of
Fine Hand-knotted Carpets by Eastern Carpets
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Entertainment
by Shane Cortese
and The Class of 58, supported by Frankie Stevens |
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11.00pm
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Lucky Draws
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Entertainment
by Shane Cortese
and The Class of 58, supported by Frankie Stevens. |
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12.00pm - 2.00am
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Music and
Dancing
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The
band is fired by the talent and love of Rock ‘n’ Roll of Shane Cortese and Chet
O’Connell. The Class of 58’ plays a selection of rock ‘n’ roll all
over New Zealand and Australia.
The band completed a tour of New Zealand’s biggest theatres culminating in a highly successful concert in Twin Towns / Australia. ‘The Class of 58’ released their debut album with a portion of the sales goes to the Starship Foundation.
The band completed a tour of New Zealand’s biggest theatres culminating in a highly successful concert in Twin Towns / Australia. ‘The Class of 58’ released their debut album with a portion of the sales goes to the Starship Foundation.
Shane
Cortese is one of New Zealand’s most recognisable
performers with a multitude of television, film, theatre and music credits to
his name.
Best known for his role as Mac in TVNZ hit drama ‘Nothing Trivial’, as Hayden Peters in five series of ‘Outrageous Fortune’, and his 2 year leading role on the drama serial ‘Shortland Street’ as evil Dominic Thompson – a character killed off in spectacular fashion.
Shane also played the title role of Brian in the
Television New Zealand drama series ‘Burying Brian’, and Loki/Colin in the
new comedy drama series from the Outrageous Fortune Team ‘The Almighty
Johnsons’.
Shane will soon be appearing as Victor Benton in the TV3 Sitcom ‘Brown Bruthaz’.
In 2006 Shane presented the entertainment series ‘So
You Think You Can Dance?’ Shane won the hearts of the nation as runner up on
‘Dancing With The Stars’ in 2005, where he met his now wife Nerida as his
dance partner on the series.
Shane and Nerida married in early 2009 and have 2 sons Kees and Jett.
Shane also had a role on the children’s series
‘Maddigan’s Quest’ in 2005 and starred in the feature film ‘Inside’ that same
year.
Shane then back-packed his way around Sri Lanka for
TVNZ’s award winning series ‘Intrepid Journeys’, then appeared in the
American series ‘Legend of the Seeker’ as Morwyn.
Shane narrates the top rating TV series ‘Serious
Crash Unit’ and ‘SPCA Rescue’.
Shane supported music legend’s Gerry and the
Pacemakers on their tour of New Zealand recently. Shane has also appeared
alongside Johnny Devlin on a special New Zealand tour.
Before returning to New Zealand for Shortland
Street, Shane starred in musicals all over London’s West End and the United
Kingdom including ‘The Rocky Horror Show’, ‘Joseph’, and ‘Elvis The Musical’.
In June 2009, Shane starred in the New Zealand stage production of ‘Cats’ as Rum Tum Tugger.
A strong supporter of charities in New Zealand,
Shane is an official ambassador for Variety New Zealand, and The Breast
Cancer Research Trust as well as being an avid supporter of the Starship
Foundation.
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Chet
is one of New Zealand’s finest entertainers. He has a warm stage presence and
is a natural entertainer, add to this his skill as a guitarist and you get a
total entertainment package.
Chet
has been working as a professional musician for the past twelve years as a
Guitarist and Vocalist. He is constantly in demand spreading his work load
between live and studio work.
It
is difficult to categorize Chet in one particular style of music. Chet’s
extensive repertoire sees him performing music ranging from “Middle Of The
Road” and Country, through to Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rock and Blues.
His vast musical ability has enabled him to move around the music scene with ease.
Chet
grew up influenced by guitar greats such as Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Merle
Travis and Tommy Emmanuel. At the same time he was listening to classic rock
‘n’ roll artists such as Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Elvis, and the Beatles
to name a few.
Chet
has always had a love of good music and found that he was drawn to the music
of the 50’s and 60’s most of all.
Having this love of Rock ‘n’ roll has paid off as he has recently been involved with the “Class Of 58” Rock ‘n’ Roll Show featuring Shane Cortese.
Chet
plays lead guitar and shares the vocal duties with Shane. One of the
highlights of the show is Chet’s Tribute to the great Buddy Holly.
He looks the part, acts the part and plays great guitar which makes this an entertaining part of the show.
Chet
also performs with his own band, as a solo artist and with many of New
Zealand’s top entertainers.
Whether Chet is playing rock ‘n roll, pop, rock, blues or country, he gives his all to every performance and loves to perform live.
Chet
O’Connell is a dynamic performer, an outstanding Musician and a First Class
crowd pleaser - an entertainer you’re sure to enjoy.
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Neil
began piano lessons at age seven, guitar lessons at age ten and settled on the
Electric Bass at age fourteen. He studied Double Bass under George
Woodall and Barry Johnson (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra) and he formed his
first band when he was twelve and started making ‘music for money’ by age
fifteen.
Throughout
the seventies he travelled and toured in England and the United Sates, as
well as touring New Zealand extensively, performing live and in the
studio.
Neil
spent most of the ‘80s based in New Zealand, writing, playing in house bands
and honing his skills as a recording engineer and producer.
During
the nineties he enjoyed a long association with The Rodger Fox Band and
continued to record and enjoyed working with ‘stars’ touring New Zealand.
Neil
Hannan is a bassist and producer with a broad resume of music, having played
every type of gig from rock to classical and jazz to country. He has done a
mass of session work and has years of experience in live music.
He
plays bass in many local popular bands including Shane Cortese Class of '58.
Coup d'Etat, Hello Sailor, Hammond Gamble Band, and Midge Marsden Band.
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Johnny has been
actively involved as a drummer in the live music scene since the late '70's.
He has played with
many well-known NZ artists including Greg Johnson, Rikki Morris, Graham
Brazier and Tom Sharplin and has toured with John Rowles and Gerry & The
Pacemakers. His range is diverse, covering Celtic music, rock 'n' Roll
through to rock.
Big Band has featured
strongly throughout his music career.
Johnny is a Musician
who is passionate about playing the drums whether it is live or in the
studio.
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Guru
of jazz improvisation and jazz theory, saxophonist Pete France has played at
jazz festivals and concerts throughout New Zealand with the Shane Cortese' and The Class of 58, Rodger Fox Big Band, One Million Dollars, King Kapisi, Natalie Cole, Randy Crawford and many
others.
He
was the winner of the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Musician in 1993. Pete
France has played professionally all around New Zealand, Australia, UK, Europe, Asia, as
well as performances at the Monterey Jazz festival and other international jazz festivals.
He
has studied saxophone under Jean Toussaint (of Jazz Messengers fame) and
continues to share his knowledge by teaching Saxophone, Jazz Theory,
Improvisation and Jazz Combo at Massey University’s Albany campus.
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Frankie Stevens as the Master of Ceremonies (MC),
who has performed at 2 previous NZADDs in 2007 and 2009, will also perform at
the New Zealand Annual Dinner & Dance 2014 on Saturday, 4 October 2014, at the
Grand Ballroom of the Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
Frankie’s professional
career began at the age of 16 when he moved to Sydney, Australia to join a
group called "Peter Nelson and the Castaways".
During his solo period,
he recorded a number of successful songs, one song in particular "My
Elusive Dreams" became a major New Zealand hit. It held the No.1 spot on
the charts for 3 weeks and managed to stay in the top 20 for 2 months.
In 1970, Frankie moved
to London where he became something of a minor sensation winning the talent
show 'Opportunity Knocks' six times in a row.
1971 saw him move to
Las Vegas where a contract to appear for five weeks as a featured act in
Tessie O'Shea's London Music Hall Variety Show at the World Famous Sand's
Hotel turned into a 32 week season.
Over the next few
years Stevens toured or appeared with number of International stars, Olivia
Newton John, Shirley Bassey, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jnr, just to name a
few.
In 1972 an opportunity
arose for Stevens to join what was regarded at the time as New Zealand's best
International show band, "Mary and the Maoris" (formerly the Maori
Hi-Five) the group was starring in their own show at the Nassau Beach Hotel
in the Bahamas.
1974 saw him sign a 3
year contract with CBS Records in London. During this period he also appeared
at the world-renowned "Talk of the Town" for a 5-week season where
he starred in his own show.
After Europe, Stevens
embarked on a tour of Japan's major cities, anchoring the first half of the
show for one of the world's great performers "Shirley Bassey".
1976 saw him move to
Honolulu Hawaii, where for the next 5 years he appeared in his own show for 8
months of the year at the magnificent Royal Hawaiian Hotel in the beautiful
Monarch Showroom.
During his Hawaiian
stay he featured in one of the most successful TV cop shows of the day,
"Hawaii Five O" and played a Russian spy in a CBS Movie of the Week
called M.Station Hawaii which was directed by Hawaii Five O's Jack Lord.
During the Hawaiian off-season he performed in Europe, mainland USA and
Canada.
Since 1982, Stevens
has resided in his homeland New Zealand where he once owned and operated one
of New Zealand's major Nightclub Restaurants, "Chips". He also
managed to fit in his own T.V series for TVNZ as well as trips to Japan,
Australia, and the USA.
In 1994, Stevens was
invited to appear in Harry M. Miller's New Zealand's touring theatre
production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" in the role of the High
Priest "Caiaphas".
In 1998 he was invited
to join the New Zealand Millennium Office (NZMO) as their events coordinator
for the upcoming millennium celebrations, this office was responsible for
ensuring that New Zealand received maximum exposure from all Government
sponsored events before during and after the year 2000.
Since 2000 Stevens has
been constantly on the road travelling throughout New Zealand, Australia and
to many other parts of the world such as Malaysia, the United States, and the
Bahamas where he has performed in numerous Corporate Events, acting in an MC
role or as a performer.
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HIS EXCELLENCY MR DAVID PINE WELCOMING EVERYONE TO THE 22nd NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL DINNER AND DANCE 2014!
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